Publisher Sues OpenAI Over 'Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss' Copyright

Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in Germany, alleging copyright infringement for using the popular children's book series 'Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss' to train its AI models without permission, a case seen as having precedent-setting potential. The publisher claims ChatGPT reproduced texts and illustrations, violating copyrights.

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The GuardianMostly Factual130d ago

Penguin to sue OpenAI over ChatGPT version of German children’s book

Publisher’s lawsuit alleges AI research company’s chatbot violated its copyright over Coconut the Little Dragon series Publishing company Penguin Random House has filed a lawsuit against AI research company OpenAI, alleging its chatbot ChatGPT violated copyright by mimicking and reproducing the content of a popular series of German children’s books. The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday with a Munich court against OpenAI’s Ireland-based European subsidiary, states Penguin Random House’s lega...

By Philip Oltermann European culture editor

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